GIS Mapping and Breeding Habitat Characterization of Anophelines Occurring in Malaria Endemic Areas of Hooghly, WB, India
2019
Seal, Madhurima | Pahari, Debprakash | Saha, Nimai Chandra | Chatterjee, Soumendranath
The mosquitoes are small dipteran insect vectors responsible for various diseases like malaria as one of the major health problem that causes enormous mortality and morbidity in tropical and subtropical countries. The breeding habitat of mosquitoes is crucial for its population dynamics, since it is the location where many important life cycle processes occur such as oviposition, larval development, and emergence of the adult take place. The present study depicted the spatial distribution of anopheline larval (Anopheles subpictus) habitats using GIS mapping in malaria prone blocks of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. Physico-chemical parameters like pH, dissolved oxygen content, turbidity, alkalinity, total dissolved solids and chloride content in relation to the larval prevalence of various breeding habitats were recorded during the study period (from Dec’2015 to Nov’2016). The present investigation showed the correlation between the physico-chemical parameters and anopheline larval abundance to be considered as a key factor for taking effective management programme to combat malaria .
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